It is SO GOOD to be back in Haiti. The rain has ceased for tonight. The plans are in place for tomorrow - I am blessed to be able to take two patients from the Heartline hospital to have their prosthetic legs fitted and attached by Handicap International tomorrow morning. If all goes well I may also get to head out to the World Wide Village hospital site at near the epicenter in Leogane...if all goes REALLY well I am hoping to check in on our friends and pastors at Ebenezer in Petit Goave and hope to see Collette and baby Ester. If it doesn't work out I may try again on Friday.
I flew in next to a priest from Boston so I was able to brush up on my translating skills for my reunion with the McHouls.
There are too many highlights to list from the afternoon and evening, but here are a few:
- Jeronne and Tipap and Jenny are happy and doing well and we had a great time catching up.
- Dr. Jen, Barbie, Beth and crew continue to do an amazing job caring for and loving on the patients here.
- Things might be coming together to get Amanda to the US for her medical treatment.
- Peanut the mastiff is still a total lard and smelly, but very happy to see me.
- Enjoyed a great meal with the current Heartline team.
- Got to meet Rosemon - who will only refer to me as "Monsieur Tara". :)
- Got to tell Tara about my new title.
Lowlight:
- John still has not cut his hair.
I already wish I could stay longer this time around.
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Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. -erwin lutzer
4 comments:
Love the "Monsieur Tara" title!! :)
Nice post, Monsieur Tara. Glad you get to be in Haiti.
Monseiur Tara, I kind of thought John's hair was a highlight and I think Monsieur Leslie would agree with me :) We really think John is just trying to be like Chris, sans the beer shirt.
Tara,
I've been following your blog since the earthquake. I've been so touched by your comments & your view of the strong Haitian people. I desire to meet these people. Therefore, I just signed up on Sunday for a mission trip to Haiti in July. While I wait for that time, thinking about fundraisers & feeling like a spoiled American; I start wondering, where will we sleep? I am a spoiled American & am so happy you can remind us of what we have versus what 3rd world countries have. I can't wait to see it firsthand and meet these strong people of Haiti. Thank you for keeping this blog & speaking to my heart. Especially, thank you to your family for reaching out to these people & putting a smile on God's face. You have an awesome family!
Brenda
AliviaFaith.blogspot.com
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